2 Samuel 2:20
Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Art thou Asahel? And he answered, I am.
2 Samuel 2:20 in other translations
| BSB | And Abner glanced back and said, “Is that you, Asahel?” “It is,” Asahel replied. |
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| WEB | Then Abner looked behind him and said, “Is that you, Asahel?” He answered, “It is.” |
| ASV | Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Is it thou, Asahel? And he answered, It is I. |
| YLT | And Abner looketh behind him, and saith, ‘Art thou he--Asahel?' and he saith, ‘I am.' |
| DARBY | Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Art thou Asahel? And he said, I am. |
| BBE | Then Abner, looking back, said, Is it you, Asahel? And he said, It is I. |
| Webster | Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Art thou Asahel? And he answered, I am. |
What does 2 Samuel 2:20 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 2:19-32
19-32. Asahel pursued after Abner--To gain the general's armor was deemed the grandest trophy. Asahel, ambitious of securing Abner's, had outstripped all other pursuers, and was fast gaining on the retreating commander. Abner, conscious of possessing more physical power, and unwilling that there should be "blood" between himself and Joab, Asahel's brother, twice urged him to desist. The impetuous young soldier being…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Samuel 2:18-24
Death often comes by ways we least suspect. We are often betrayed by the accomplishments we are proud of! Asahel's swiftness, which he presumed so much upon, did him no service, but hastened his end.
2 Samuel 2:20 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- 2 Samuel 2:19
And Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner.
- 2 Samuel 2:20
Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Art thou Asahel? And he answered, I am.
- 2 Samuel 2:21
And Abner said to him, Turn thee aside to thy right hand or to thy left, and lay thee hold on one of the young men, and take thee his armour. But Asahel would not turn aside from following of him.
2 Samuel 2:20 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y Abner miró atrás, y dijo: ¿No eres tú Asael? Y él respondió: Sí. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Abner regarda derrière lui, et dit: Est-ce toi, Asçaël? Et il dit: C’est moi. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Da wandte sich Abner um und sprach: Bist du es, Asael? Und er sprach: Ich bins. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Respexit itaque Abner post tergum suum, et ait: Tune es Asaël? Qui respondit: Ego sum. |